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The Unending Struggle for Authenticity
Spartacus
We've traveled a long ways together. We've fought many battles and won many victories. Now, instead of taking ships to our homes across the sea, we must fight again once more. Maybe there's no peace in this world, for us or for anyone else, I don't know. But I do know that as long as we live, we must remain true to ourselves.
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Truth and Deceit in Servitude
Crassus
Do you steal?
Antoninus
No, master.
Crassus
Do you lie?
Antoninus
Not if I can avoid it.
Crassus
Have you... ever dishonored the gods?
Antoninus
No, master.
Crassus
Do you refrain from these vices out of respect for moral virtues?
Antoninus
Yes, master.
Crassus
Do you eat oysters?
Antoninus
When I have them, master.
Crassus
Do you eat snails?
Antoninus
No, master.
Crassus
Do you consider the eating of oysters to be moral, and the eating of snails to be immoral?
Antoninus
No, master.
Crassus
Of course not. It is all a matter of taste, isn't it?
Antoninus
Yes, master.
Crassus
And taste is not the same as appetite, and therefore not a question of morals, hmm?
Antoninus
It could be argued so, master.
Crassus
My robe, Antoninus. My taste includes both snails and oysters. Antoninus, look, across the river. There is something you must see. There, boy, is Rome. The might, the majesty, the terror of Rome. There is the power that bestrides the known world like a colossus. No man can withstand Rome. No nation can withstand her. How much less... a boy! Hmm? There is one way to deal with Rome, Antoninus. You must serve her. You must abase yourself before her. You must grovel at her feet. You must... love her. Isn't that so, Antoninus? Antoninus? Antoninus?
[approaches a balcony; looking toward Rome, as the garrison sets out; chuckles; turns around, and sees Antoninus gone]
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A Call to Stand with Roman Pride
Spartacus
Stand up. On your feet. Stand up, the way a noble Roman should.
Slave
That's Roman pride for you, Spartacus!
[the slaves laugh]
Spartacus
That's better. What's your name?
Glabrus
Marcus, Glabrus.
Spartacus
Glabrus.
Glabrus
Commander of the Garrison of Rome!
Spartacus
Commander?
Crixus
He was commanding it on his belly when we found him, playing dead!
[the slaves laugh]
Spartacus
You disappoint me, Marcus Glabrus, playing dead. You afraid to die? It's easy to die. Haven't you seen enough gladiators in the arena to see how easy it is to die?
Glabrus
Why...what are you going to do to me?
Spartacus
I don't know. What should we do with him?
[turns to the slaves]
Dionysus
Let's have a matched pair, him and me!
[the slaves laugh]
Glabrus
I'll not fight like a gladiator!
Spartacus
You keep staring at this. You recognize this baton?
[showing Glabrus a Roman baton]
Glabrus
Yes.
Spartacus
You should! It was in your tent. The symbol of the Senate! All the power of Rome!
[holds up the baton; grips and snaps the baton in two]
Dionysus
That's the power of Rome!
Spartacus
Take that back to your senate. Tell them you and that broken stick is all that's left of the garrison of Rome! Tell them we want nothing from Rome, nothing, except our freedom!
[thrusting the broken baton at Glabrus]
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Fierce Excitement Awaits in Spartacus
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It roars with fierce excitement!
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Valuing Freedom Over Wealth and Comfort
Spartacus
I'd rather be here, a free man among brothers, facing a long march and a hard fight, than the richest citizen in Rome: fat with food he didn't work for, and surrounded by slaves.
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Critique of Roman Republic and Ambition
Gracchus
You know, this republic of ours is something like a rich widow. Most Romans love her as their mother, but Crassus dreams of marrying the old girl, to put it politely.
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The Fearlessness of Slaves in Death
Spartacus
When a free man dies, he loses the pleasure of life. A slave loses his pain. Death is the only freedom a slave knows. That's why he's not afraid of it. That's why we'll win.
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Crassus' Vision for a New Empire
Marcus Licinius Crassus
I promise you, a new Rome, a new Italy and a new empire. I promise the destruction of the slave army, and the restoration of order. I promise the living body of Spartacus for whatever punishment you may deem fit. That, or his head. This I have sworn, in the name of my fathers, in the temple that guards their bones.
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Longing for Rome and the Divine
Marcus Licinius Crassus
If there was no Rome, I'd dream of her. If there were no gods, I'd revere them.
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Crassus' Intent: Defeating the Spartacus Legend
Marcus Licinius Crassus
I'm not after glory, I'm after Spartacus! And gentlemen, I mean to have him. However, this campaign is not about killing Spartacus. It is to kill the legend of Spartacus.
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Electrifying Adventure of Spartacus Unleashed
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The thrilling adventure that electrified the world!
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Rome Comes to Spartacus and His Army
Spartacus
] always wanted to march on Rome. Now he doesn't have to. Rome has come to us.
[[w:Crixus|Crixus]
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Batiatus Defines His Civilian Identity
Batiatus
But I'm a civilian. I'm more of a civilian than most civilians.
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Electrifying Excitement in Spartacus
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Electrifying Excitement!
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Fortune's Favor in Uncertain Times
Batiatus
Good luck, and may fortune smile upon... most of you.
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Trained for Violence, Mastered for Rebellion
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They trained him to kill for their pleasure. . .but they trained him a little too well. . .
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Identity and Resistance in Spartacus
Spartacus
I am Spartacus!
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The Return of a Powerful Leader
Spartacus
He'll come back. He'll come back, and he'll be millions!
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The Cost of Friendship in the Arena
Spartacus
What is your name?
Draba
You don't want to know mine. I don't want to know your name.
Spartacus
Just a friendly question.
Draba
Gladiators don't make friends. If we're ever matched in the arena together, I have to kill you.
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Struggle for Freedom in Ancient Rome
Dionysus
Ah-ha ha! Come on, fat boy! Yeah!
[watching two Roman nobles being forced by a slave on horseback to fight to the death]
Slaves
Spartacus! Hey, Spartacus!
[as Spartacus enters the arena]
Spartacus
Noble Romans, fight each other like animals. Your new masters, betting to see who'll die first. Drop your weapons.
[gestures to the slaves on the balcony; the slaves laugh; the slaves start booing]
Slaves
No! No! No! No!
Crixus
I want to see their blood, right here where Draba died! When I fight matched pairs, they fight to the death!
[jumps down and draws his sword]
Spartacus
I made myself a promise, Crixus. I swore that if I ever get out of this place, I'd die before I saw two men fight to the death again. Draba made that promise too. He kept it, so will I. Go on. Get up! What are we, Crixus? What are we becoming, Romans? What's happening to us? Have we learned nothing? We hunt wine when we should be looking for bread.
[turns to the nobles; Spartacus turns to the slaves as the nobles scurry out of the arena]
Dionysus
When you got wine, you don't need bread!
Spartacus
You can't just be a gang of drunken raiders.
Dionysus
What else can we be?
Spartacus
Gladiators, an army of gladiators. There's never been an army like that. One gladiator is worth any two Roman soldiers that ever lived.
Crixus
We beat the Romans guards here, but a Roman army is different. They fight different than we do, too.
Spartacus
We can beat anything they send against us if we really want to.
Crixus
It takes a big army.
Spartacus
We'll have a big army. Once we're on the march, we'll free every slave in every town and village. Can anybody get a bigger army than that?
Dionysus
That's right. Once we cross the Alps, we're safe.
Crixus
Nobody can cross the Alps. Every pass is defended by its own legion.
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The Burden of Patrician Responsibilities
Marcus Licinius Crassus
One of the disadvantages of being a patrician is that occasionally you're obliged to act like one.
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A Story of Epic Proportions
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More titanic than any story ever told!
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